[Hen] New frequencies available for WiMAX 3650 MHz. Action required

[Johnson, Bill]

Folks;

 

I am sorry you could not make it today for the Fujitsu presentation on
WiMAX. Kai Mao who is a board member of the WiMAX Forum, gave the
technical overview. It was very interesting.

 

In addition to the 2.5GHz spectrum which is held by educators and much
of which is leased to Sprint Clearwire, also there is a new block at
3650MHz, approved last November by the FCC, which can be used for WiMAX
on your campuses. OneNet has been awarded a nation wide license for 3650
which could be used on each of your campuses, but our rights to do so do
not become protected until we actually deploy in that spectrum and in
that geography. 

 

http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-05-56A1.pdf%20
<http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-05-56A1.pdf>  

 

Others including for-profit wireless operators have a tremendous
incentive to do the same and deploy radios near your campuses first!
This is a "Land Grab" situation set up by the FCC and they have given us
a fair chance to grab the rights over our campuses first. If we don't do
it, and somebody else does, we will have no one to blame but ourselves.

 

It is my belief that we could purchase equipment for a minimal WiMAX
3650 deployment to cover the average campus (< 1 Mile square) for about
$20k. Doing so, and registering that on the FCC web site with OneNet's
license will give us rights to that service and other operators won't be
able to move in on you.

 

Today, a search of the FCC's ULS shows that NO operators have yet
registered any systems in Oklahoma, but that is certain to change soon.
I will not be surprised when a big carriers suddenly registers these
systems all over Oklahoma. Doing so, under the FCC's
first-come-first-served rule will lock them in and us out.

 

Please let me know if you'd be interested in 3650 WiMAX on your campus

 

 

 

 

 

Bill Johnson
Director of Network Operations - OneNet
Director - Netrad Infrastructure for CASA
405-225-9444
cell 405-919-1718
video 164.58.250.185
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
          "Vita Abundantior"

 

________________________________

From: Healey, Craig [mailto:craig.healey at us.fujitsu.com] 
Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 11:42 AM
To: Johnson, Bill
Subject: MiMAX data sheet

 

Bill,

 

Here is the data sheet for the MiMAX USB device.

 

Thanks,  Craig

 

 

Craig Healey

Fujitsu Network Communications

Sales Manager - Research and Education

Office:  972.479.3528

Cell:     972.358.8692

Email:   craig.healey at us.fujitsu.com

 

 

 

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